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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 1999
READING ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada 333-13413 23-2859312
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
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30 South Fifteenth Street, Suite 1300
Philadelphia, PA 19102-4813
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 569-3344
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 29, 1999, Reading Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), and its parent corporation, Reading Entertainment, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Reading-Delaware"), completed a merger (the "Merger") of
Reading-Delaware with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving
corporation with a domicile in Nevada.
In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the companies,
the Company succeeded to all of the assets and liabilities of its former parent.
In addition, upon the Merger, each share of capital stock of Reading-Delaware
was converted into one share of the corresponding class of capital stock of the
Company. Reading-Delaware stockholders are not required to exchange their
existing stock certificates for stock certificates of the Company.
Pursuant to Regulation 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Common Stock of the Company is deemed to be
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. In addition, the
Company has assumed all registration statements and reports filed by Reading-
Delaware under the either the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
READING ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: January 20, 2000 By: /s/ S Craig Tompkins
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S Craig Tompkins
Vice Chairman
